Illinois firefighter single-handedly fights house fire

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Washington Park Firefighter works alone (KTVI Photo)

Illinois firefighter single-handedly fights house fire

Washington Park Firefighter works alone (KTVI Photo)

A volunteer firefighter was forced to work alone to fight fire in an occupied home in a small town in Illinois.

Dontay Brooks says budget cuts resulted in layoffs in Washington Park, Illinois in July 2013. The cuts, for the town of a little more than 4,000 residents, included ending his paychecks for serving as a firefighter.

1 Comment

Tim

I understand people don’t want to work for free, but when you have a career as a firefighter, you do not just end it and decide not to work. Your job is to save lives, and these “firefighters” that just left and decided not to do their job are not heroes, but pathetic monsters. Had it not been for this one fireman, these people may of died.